Today the American Academy of Pediatrics issued its first-ever policy statement focused on literacy promotion, calling for advising all parents about the many benefits of reading aloud, which promotes literacy and social-emotional skills. Dr. Pamela High, lead author of the policy statement commented, “We hope this will be a consciousness-raising, that people will recognize that […]
Month: June 2014
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Quincy Public Library Little Read
Quincy Public Library announces the Little Read program that follows the Big Read theme. The kick-off will take place 4-7 p.m. September 11th at the Quincy Museum, 1601 Maine. Children birth to grade 2 will enjoy the book The Lost Dinosaur Bone by Mercer Mayer. Older children and adults will read mysteries also. Save the date […]
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RSG Kids Take Action
What if we all do something that will change everything? Third graders at Adams School took the challenge to get little ones ready for kindergarten. Under the direction of music teacher Sarah Guilford, they wrote and illustrated a children’s book, BINGO. BINGO is a delightful book to be read to and sung with children from […]